Senior DevOps Engineer (Hybrid)

AbbVie Inc.
North Chicago, IL, United States
5 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
2 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Clean Code Principles Software Applications Microsoft Azure Configuration Management Software Quality Computer Programming Continuous Integration Software Design Patterns DevOps Systems Analysis Software Architecture Systems Development Life Cycle
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Software Engineering Data Logging Delivery Pipeline Git Containerization Git Flow Integration Tests Kubernetes Infrastructure Automation Frameworks Terraform Software Version Control Docker Vulnerability Analysis Artifactory

Job description

The SeniorDevOpsEngineer prepares and installs solutions bydeterminingand designing system specifications, standards, and programming.Improveoperations by conducting systems analysis and recommending changes in policies and procedures. Provides day-to-day technical leadership;leverageprofessional experience to recommend best practices, systems, and architectures. Designs, builds, andmaintainsefficient, robust, scalable CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows for software delivery, integration, and testing. Provides leadership inestablishingbest practices for DevOps, configuration management, and pipeline automation., * Participatein requirements refinement, architecture discussions, design specification reviews, and test plan development for features across the full stack.

  • Write clean, maintainable code and documentation using engineering best practices.Writesunit,component, and integration tests.
  • Develop, implement, and manage automated build, test, anddeploymentpipelines using tools such as Terraform, Azure DevOps, GitHubActions,or similar tools.
  • Collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams to ensure end-to-end pipeline reliability and performance.
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, andoptimizepipeline processes; implement metrics and reporting for pipeline health.
  • Integrate tools for automated code quality checks, security scanning, and continuous integration.
  • Evaluate and adoptnew technologiesfor pipeline automation and DevOps practices.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory and security standards within the build/deployment pipeline.
  • Guide teams in source control management (e.g., branching strategies, Git workflows).
  • Support onboarding and training for pipeline usage and best practices across engineering functions.

Requirements

  • Bachelors Degree in any STEM related discipline with 7 years of experience; OR Masters Degree with 6 years of experience; OR PhD with 2 years of experience.
  • Respective years of experience in professional coding.
  • Respective years of experience in software design and development.
  • Demonstratedexperience designing andmaintainingCI/CD pipelines in cloud, on-prem, or hybrid environments.
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes considered a plus).
  • Familiarity with version control systems (Git), artifact repositories (Artifactory), and pipeline logging/monitoring solutions.
  • Understanding of modern DevOps practices:infrastructure as code, automated testing frameworks, security inbuildpipelines.
  • Must have experience in structured software and systems development and integration, including experience in software design methodologies, design patterns, component-oriented software architecture to produce high-quality software applications.
  • Knowledge of software life cycle processes used in regulated development environments.
  • Result-oriented,self-motivatedand able toparticipateas both a team member and an individual contributor. Self-starterableto work with minimal direction.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills (documentation, process communication, collaboration).

Preferred:

  • 7+ years of professional coding experience and 5+ years of coding design and development preferred.

Benefits & conditions

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

  • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.
  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
  • This job is eligible toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company’s sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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